IELTS Vocabulary M (Part 2)

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matrix n. That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.matter of fact n. Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.maudlin adj. Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.mausoleum n. A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions.mawkish adj. Sickening or insipid.maxim n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.maze n. A labyrinth.mead n. A meadow.meager adj. scanty.mealy-mouthed adj. Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.meander v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.mechanics n. The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces.medallion n. A large medal.meddlesome adj. Interfering.medial adj. Of or pertaining to the middle.mediate v. To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties.medicine n. A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties.medieval adj. Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.mediocre adj. Ordinary.meditation n. The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind.medley n. A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole.meliorate v. To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition.mellifluous adj. Sweetly or smoothly flowing.melodious adj. Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds.melodrama n. A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents.memento n. A souvenir.memorable adj. Noteworthy.menace n. A threat.menagerie n. A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.mendacious adj. Untrue.mendicant n. A beggar.mentality n. Intellectuality.mentor n. A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend.mercantile adj. Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial.mercenary adj. Greedymerciful adj. Disposed to pity and forgive.merciless adj. Cruel.meretricious adj. Alluring by false or gaudy show.mesmerize v. To hypnotize.messieurs n. pl. Gentlemen.metal n. An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous.metallurgy n. The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting.metamorphosis n. A passing from one form or shape into another.metaphor n. A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as the other.metaphysical adj. Philosophical.metaphysician n. One skilled in metaphysics.metaphysics n. The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science.mete v. To apportion.metempsychosis n. Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast.meticulous adj. Over-cautious.metonymy n. A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.metric adj. Relating to measurement.metronome n. An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music.metropolis n. A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.metropolitan adj. Pertaining to a chief city.mettle n. Courage.mettlesome adj. Having courage or spirit.microcosm n. The world or universe on a small scale.micrometer n. An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions.microphone n. An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds.microscope n. An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects.microscopic adj. Adapted to or characterized by minute observation.microscopy n. The art of examing objects with the microscope.midsummer n. The middle of the summer.midwife n. A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth.mien n. The external appearance or manner of a person.migrant adj. Wandering.migrate v. To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another.migratory adj. Wandering.mileage n. A distance in miles.militant adj. Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency.militarism n. A policy of maintaining great standing armies.militate v. To have weight or influence (in determining a question).militia n. Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military.